Osaka residents, lawyers seek ban on hate speech

Osaka residents, lawyers seek ban on hate speech

OSAKA, Japan - Mun Gong Hwi, deputy head of the nonprofit organization Multi-Ethnic Human Rights Education Center for Pro-existence, presides over a meeting of Osaka residents and lawyers aimed at drawing up a proposal for a draft ordinance to ban hate speech in the western Japan city.

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) and South Korean defender Kwak Tae Hwi scramble for the ball in the first half of a match in an international friendly at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama City on May 24, 2010. The event was Japan's final World Cup warm-up at its home soil.

J-League football

J-League football

Sagan Tosu manager Kim Myung Hwi gives instructions to his players during the first half of a J-League football match against Vegalta Sendai on Aug. 29, 2021, at Yurtec Stadium in Sendai, northeastern Japan.

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

Japan vs. S. Korea in soccer int'l friendly

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) and South Korean defender Kwak Tae Hwi scramble for the ball in the first half of a match in an international friendly at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama City on May 24, 2010. The event was Japan's final World Cup warm-up at its home soil. (Kyodo)

Osaka residents, lawyers seek ban on hate speech

Osaka residents, lawyers seek ban on hate speech

OSAKA, Japan - Mun Gong Hwi, deputy head of the nonprofit organization Multi-Ethnic Human Rights Education Center for Pro-existence, presides over a meeting of Osaka residents and lawyers aimed at drawing up a proposal for a draft ordinance to ban hate speech in the western Japan city. (Kyodo)

Football: AFC Pres. Shaikh Salman in N. Korea

Football: AFC Pres. Shaikh Salman in N. Korea

Choe Hwi (L), vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation, shake hands in Pyongyang on Nov. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

kyodoPyeongchang Olympics

kyodoPyeongchang Olympics

Choe Hwi (L), chairman of the North Korean National Sports Guidance Committee, and Ri Son Gwon, chairman of North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Fatherland, leave a hotel in Seoul on Feb. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pyeongchang Olympics

Pyeongchang Olympics

Choe Hwi, chairman of the North Korean national sports guidance committee, arrives at Incheon airport in South Korea on Feb. 9, 2018, prior to the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo